Motherhood sort of puts things into perspective, and it's bout real life, and life is about people, what we give, what we take, what we share.
Halle BerryWhen I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straight hair. Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood and that was a culture shock ... I'd been used to being around all black kids.
Halle BerryMy mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
Halle BerryI also have been called that terrible "N" word straight to my face and not known what to do about it because it was just in like 1993 that someone called me that.
Halle BerryI used to have to downplay my sexuality because I wanted to be taken so seriously as a thespian and as an artist and as an actor, so I'd play crack heads and down trotting women and disguise myself, and I think as I've gotten older, I become more comfortable with who I really am and all parts of me knowing that my physical self doesn't diminish me in any way or my talent.
Halle Berry